The Beer Church Ministry

You, or a friend, can become an honorary Beer Church Minister. It's easy and quick. There is no better way to show your devotion to beer.

Beer Church Ministers spread our message that beer is good. If you love beer, you are already part of the Beer Church Clergy, you just aren't ordained. Make it official. There is no test. You don't need to be celibate or abstinent. We'd prefer if you weren't. You simply must love beer.

We can also ordain a friend at your request. These make great gifts!

Click here to check out our Minister Packages.

Turkey Bowl 2009, looking back

The 11th Annual Turkey Bowl
Another amazing night! We seriously kicked butt in 2009 and look forward to doing it again this year. 2009 was the 11th year--approximately 300 people participated, approximately $3,000 was donated, and approximately 3,000 lbs. of food was collected.

In 2010, we want to crush those numbers.

The two stories below are examples of the information you can find in our extensive library of Beer Info.

The Truth About IPA

I have long been a fan of IPA. Back in the day when most people had never heard of craft beer, it was my favorite style of ale. I was an oddball.

Now, it seems that everyone loves IPA. There was a time, not long ago, when people thought you were a beer geek because you knew that IPA was an acronym for India Pale Ale. Nowadays, it seems that everyone knows that much. In fact, almost everyone knows that it was originally a colonial beer formulated to handle the voyage from England to India. The higher hop and alcohol content helped to preserve it for the 6 months the beer would spend at sea before reaching the lips of thirsty, homesick British colonialists.  

If that’s all you know about IPA, then I suppose you deserve a smiley face on your report; however, if you want to consider yourself a real beer geek you need to know more.

Saint Arnold - Patron Saint of Brewers

"From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world" - St. Arnold of Metz.

Saint Arnold was born to a prominent Austrian family in the year 580. Even back in those days the Austrians were famous for their love of beer, and admired for their brewing prowess. Beer was a proud Austrian tradition that was not wasted on young Arnold. Read the story of Saint Arnold.

Beer is the world’s oldest and most popular libation.

The exact number of beer drinkers in the world is nebulous, but we know for certain that over 35 billion gallons of beer are sold, and assumably consumed, around the world each year. Clearly, there are a lot of us beer lovers.

Beer Church Believes...

Beer Church believes that we beer lovers are part of one very large and diverse social group by virtue of our shared appreciation of beer. Beer Church also believes that beer lovers (and most people in general) want to make the world a better place. Our goal is to unite like-minded individuals with one simple mission­—make the world a better place one beer at a time.

What Beer Church Does...

To date, Beer Church has earned nearly $100,000 for charity. How? By drinking beer and having fun.

Our Web site provides entertainment and information for people who appreciate beer. It also provides us with a way to organize beer lovers and share our message with the world. We invite you to explore the site, learn more about Beer Church, and let us know what you think.

Check out our About Us pages for more information about Beer Church.